Back when Audible Hype was running full steam—not coincidentally, also when I was living online fulltime—we had a regular series called Weekend Brainfood where I’d round up all the best articles I’d read recently, as well as sharing the personal lessons I’d been learning that week through World-Around Records. Now, I realize I got a little cynical but that’s part of the growth process, too. I stand by my mistakes...otherwise I’ve got nothing to stick up for.
I’m still a pitbull asshole in the content department—ask Kavit Haria—so I feel like I should be doing more to spotlight the people who are helping me stay informed. This is an introduction to three of them, plus a summary of my daily e-hustle website routine, and as usual, way too many resources. TOO MUCH IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN NOT ENOUGH.
Although I’m writing focused articles and working in series format now, I have a lot of business weirdness going on in my life. I’m still researching the music industry in all directions at once, so this is the first in a regular series of Weekend Brainfood. These are useful and interesting scraps that don’t belong in any articles (for now) but I still want to share with you.
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